The Giants are pinning much of their hopes that 2019 will be much different than the previous two seasons that produced a combined 8-24 record on a rebuilt offensive line injecting new life into quarterback Eli Manning and making life easier for running back Saquon Barkley.

Much of the Giants’ success or failure on offense this season will begin up front, with center being a position battle to watch between Jon Halapio and Spencer Pulley this summer to see who will be the line’s anchor.

The Giants are revamping their offensive line in a major way, but one of the unsung components of the rebuild is at center, where Halapio could emerge as a foundation piece to the new-look front. He began last year as New York’s starter before going down with an injury after just 116 snaps of action. But in those snaps, he didn’t allow a single pressure, despite almost 50 pass-blocking snaps against the Jaguars and their array of pass-rushing weapons. With vastly improved players beside him, Halapio could prove to be a significant upgrade as a player who isn’t being talked about much heading into 2019.

Finally fully healthy following a season and offseason’s worth of surgeries and arduous rehab since last September, Halapio is ready to get back on the field and change the perception of the Giants’ line in 2019.

“I’m just excited No. 1 to be walk again,” Halapio said recently. “Two, to be healthy, where I am right now. And, three, to just have another opportunity to go out and compete with the rest of the guys.”